Where does Shatabhisha nakshatra fall in the zodiac?

Shatabhisha spans 6°40' Aquarius to 20°00' Aquarius in the sidereal zodiac, divided into four padas of 3 degrees 20 minutes each. A birth Moon anywhere in that span makes Shatabhisha the janma nakshatra.

Which dasha starts for people born in Shatabhisha?

Shatabhisha is ruled by Rahu, so life opens in a Rahu mahadasha of up to 18 years. The exact balance remaining at birth depends on how far the Moon had walked through the star, which a computed chart settles precisely.

What are the naming syllables of Shatabhisha?

The traditional syllables for the four padas of Shatabhisha are गो, सा, सी, सू. A pandit at a naming ceremony picks the syllable of the birth pada.

The 27 nakshatras

Shatabhisha nakshatra शतभिषा

Star 24 of 27, ruled by Rahu, watched over by Varuna, keeper of the cosmic waters. Its symbol is an empty circle, a hundred healers.

Graha Darpan·10 July 2026·Spans computed on the sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanāṁśa

The essentials

Shatabhisha spans 6°40' Aquarius to 20°00' Aquarius. Dasha lord Rahu (18 years). Deity Varuna, keeper of the cosmic waters. Gana Rakshasa, yoni horse, nadi Adya (Vata). Naming syllables गो, सा, सी, सू. A birth Moon here makes Shatabhisha your janma nakshatra and opens your Vimshottari timeline in a Rahu period.

The four padas

Pada	Span	Navāṁśa	Syllable
Pada 1	6°40' Aquarius to 10°00' Aquarius	Sagittarius navāṁśa	गो
Pada 2	10°00' Aquarius to 13°20' Aquarius	Capricorn navāṁśa	सा
Pada 3	13°20' Aquarius to 16°40' Aquarius	Aquarius navāṁśa	सी
Pada 4	16°40' Aquarius to 20°00' Aquarius	Pisces navāṁśa	सू

Each pada colours the star through its navāṁśa sign, which is why two people of the same nakshatra can wear it differently. The syllable of the birth pada is the one tradition offers at a naming ceremony.

The character of Shatabhisha

Shatabhisha is the hundred physicians in one star. Its people heal, research, and keep secrets, often preferring the company of a problem to the company of a crowd. Their solitude is a laboratory, not a wound.

Shatabhisha in kundli matching

A Rakshasa gana star of the horse yoni, sharing its animal with Ashwini. In Ashtakoota matching, the gana enters the six point Gana test, the yoni its four point test of instinctive accord, and the nadi the heaviest test of all at eight points, where two identical nadis score nothing. None of these verdicts stands alone, and the full milan arithmetic weighs all eight kutas before anything is concluded.

Your dasha begins with Rahu

Born under Shatabhisha, your Vimshottari sequence opens in a Rahu mahadasha, and the balance left at birth depends on the Moon's exact degree within the star. The dasha guide explains the whole 120 year wheel. A computed chart names your current period to the day.

Common questions

Where does Shatabhisha fall?

6°40' Aquarius to 20°00' Aquarius, in four padas of 3°20' each. The table above names each pada's navāṁśa.

Which dasha starts for Shatabhisha births?

Rahu's, up to 18 years, scaled by how far the Moon had walked through the star at birth.

What are the naming syllables?

गो, सा, सी, सू, one for each pada.